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Up Close and Personal

These three Arizona authors have newly published collections of stories that focus on the people, places and situations that most of us pass by — obliviously — every day. What caught their attention? What drew their interest? Why was it important to share these experiences with us, their readers?

Ken Lamberton is the author of "Wilderness and Razor Wire," which won the 2002 John Burroughs Medal for outstanding nature writing. In 2007, he won a Soros Justice Fellowship for his fourth book, "Time of Grace: Thoughts on Nature, Family, and the Politics of Crime and Punishment....

Jesse Sensibar is a familiar face in the literary circles near Flagstaff. Executive Director of the Northern Arizona Book Festival, he is also the driving force behind the weekly Narrow Chimney Reading Series....

Brian Jabas Smith is a journalist, editor and the author of "Spent Saints & Other Stories" and -- most recently -- "Tucson Salvage: Tales and Recollections from La Frontera." He was a songwriter who fronted bands Beat Angels and Gentlemen After Dark....